pest_control_test_20130606101506 Flashcards
What is series of events from egg to adult called?
life cycle
What is Metamorphosis?
Change that must take place befor the young insect matures into an adult.
What phylum do all insects-related animals belong to ?
Arthropods
What are Arachnids?
Spiders, Mites, Ticks
What is the difference between winged ants and termites swarmers?
A pinched waist, elbowed antennae, and wings of different lengths.
Which ant species has a heart shaped abdomen ?
Acrobat ants
Where do odorous house ants get their name ?
Odor give off when crushed.
What type control is best for red imported fire ants?
Bait and 7 or more days later spray or dust.
cockroach species most economically important urban pest ?
German cockroach
What is Budding
branching out forming new colonies.
Largest domestic cockroach
American cockroach
Where are Asian cockroaches mainly found?
coastal areas of south Carolina
Social system of bees and wasps made up of
workers and a queen (s)
Wasp,hornets,bees categorized 2 groups
Social solitary
mud dauber food for larvae
spiders
shape of mason wasp nest
ceramic pot
why remove pedicel of paper wasp nest?
queen will rebuild nest on it.
color of baldfaced hornet s face
white
group scorpion belongs to?
Arachnid family
Seasonal invader known as reflex bleeder/
Lady bug
Name of most common clothes moth in SC
Case-making clothes moth
sign of silverfish & fire-brat infestation?
irregularly chewed patches
biting arthropod that gives off sweet odor
bed bugs
most important flea species affecting animals
cat flea
